UNIV 1000 - Cornerstone - Nicki Johnson

Government Publications:

• Use Google command: site:.gov
• Example: "climate change" and site:.gov

     
Customized Google Search:

• Google: Republican Party
• Note root of URL: gop.com
• Google example: taxes and site:.gop.com
• More focused Google example: intitle:taxes and site:.gop.com

• For more focus and more choices:
• Use Advanced Search
  
  
• Too many results:
• Limit your search to Title/Subject/Abstract
  
  
• Get the phrase:
• Use Quotes
• (Example: "tea party")
  
  
• Get specific:
• Use AND
• (Example: political AND parties AND California)
  
  
• Broaden results:
• Use OR
• (Example: financing OR funding)
  
  
• Get variations of words:
• Use an ASTERISK (*)
• financ* gets all variations of the word such as: finance, financial, financing, etc.